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Is Giving Amoxicillin Oral Medicine With A Gap Of Only 4 Hours Of 15 Mls To An Infant Concerning?

please i gave my son 8 months old his medicine at 6am and this was a 12 hourly ammoxicilin oral medicine and forgot to remind my nannt not to give at 10am was suppose to give a t 10 pm last nite but forgot...so i gave this morning= by the time i called at 10.05am my nanny gave another dosage- thats a 4 hr gap of 15 mls...please please help me- i told her to give him, water n milk asap- anything else?
Mon, 3 Mar 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Relax,there is nothing to worry.
Amoxycillin has wide wide margin of safety.
Give next dose on time.
Watch for any loose stools.
Hope this helps.
Take care..
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Is Giving Amoxicillin Oral Medicine With A Gap Of Only 4 Hours Of 15 Mls To An Infant Concerning?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Relax,there is nothing to worry. Amoxycillin has wide wide margin of safety. Give next dose on time. Watch for any loose stools. Hope this helps. Take care..